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The new constraint-based product configurator was a huge leap forward compared to the old product builder. In version AX2012 R3 we additionally got
Yet with regards to the integration with the rest of the Dynamics AX system both tools sometimes share similar weaknesses:
While the ivory towers are high, thanks to customizable interfaces in AX we can help ourselves. Below is a solution to the last issue, a feature that allows the user to enter a voluntary free-text ID for the new product configuration record. The feature is looking for an attribute with the solver name ConfigID among the options chosen by the user:
and takes it instead of drawing a new number from the number sequence. One screen of X++ code is attached to this blog. The issue with the dummy configuration name may also be solved following this pattern. A natural approach would be a name composed of the same unique attributes as in the "re-usable configuration cache".
Now, who is going to tackle the points 1-4?
SharedProject_PC_FreeText_ConfigID.zip
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